October 2017 Winners
Best Picture
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Marriage
Drama Feature
Runtime 01:40:00
Producer: Paul Curtis
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“Best Picture” Award Winner, 
"Marriage" will take home this beautiful HIMPFF Trophy during the Award Ceremony on Jan 27, 2018. 
Award of Recognition
Number of categories listed under each film poster are the categories they have won.
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Marriage
Runtime 01:40:00
Music Score feature
Visual Effects
Cinematography
Woman Filmmaker: Katerina Philppou-Curtis
Actress: Miranda Magee
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SOMETHING IN THE DARKNESS
Horror Short
Runtime 14:20

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A Midwestern Methamphetamine Fairytale
Drama Short
Runtime 25:00


 Picture
Dance into the Party
Music Video
Runtime 04:22


 Picture
THE BIG WAVE PROJECT
Documentary Feature
Cinematography
Runtime 01:38:00



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Alchemist
Drama Short Student
Runtime 11:46

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ZACKMAN
SCI-FI Short
Runtime 05:18

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Duffy
Drama Short
Actor: Zac Garred
Runtime 08:10


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Catharsis
Horror Short
Runtime 10:56

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Polaroid Kingdom
Horror Short
Editing
Runtime 11:23

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Fare Trade
Webisode/New Media
Runtime 12:00
 Picture
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Mama
Music Score short
Foreign Short
Runtime 09:52


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The Morning After
Comedy/Dramedy Short
Runtime 06:40

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Crossroads
Action/Thriller Short
Runtime 12:16
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Shieldmaiden
Action/Thriller Short Student
Runtime 16:01


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Frame
Experimental Short
Runtime 07:56
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DMUS
Woman Filmmaker: Sadie Duarte
Runtime 29:16
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KEPAZA (The Road to New York)
Documentary Short
Runtime 23:32

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Inseparables
Director Short: Wesley Liu
Runtime 13:45


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Waiting for Frank
Drama Short
Runtime 09:34

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Laundry Card
Drama Short Student
Runtime 09:08
Screenplay Winners
Kill The Dying
1st Place Winner
Screenplay Feature
by
James P. Day Jr.
The Abject
2nd Place Winner
Screenplay Feature
by
Ken Jones
Suzanne Fitzpatrick
Doing Time in a Bottle
​3rd Place Winner
Screenplay Feature
by
Gina Cresse
A Twisted Tail
1st Place Winner
Screenplay Short
by
Donna M. Allen
Verrater (Traitor)
2nd Place Winner
Screenplay Short
by
Randa Karambelas
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The Rental
3rd Place Winner
Screenplay Short
by
L. P. Lee
Right Where you Left me
4th Place Winner
Screenplay Short
by
Merced Elizondo